Ásgeir

Ásgeir Is A Singer-Songwriter From Iceland. With The Release Last September Of ‘Dyrd I Daudathogn’ At Just 20 Years Of Age Icelandic Singer- Songwriter Ásgeir Has Become Something Of An Overnight Sensation In His Country’s Music Scene - Breaking All Records To Become Iceland’s Fastest Selling Debut Album By A Domestic Artist. That Was Reinstated At The Iceland Music Awards That Took Place On February 20th Asgeir Making An Impressive Sweep Of The Board Picking Up Best Pop/Rock Album Best Newcomer Icelandicmusic.Com
Award For Online Achievement And The Public Choice Award. Produced By Gudmundur Kristinn Jonsson Dyrd Í Dauðathogn ‘In The Silence’ Immediately Recalls The Heavenly Vocals Of Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon And Light Electronic Touch Of British Glitch Pop Sensation James Blake. In Iceland The Unusual Poetry Of Lyrics Have Attracted Almost As
much Attention As The Music Itself In Part Because They Are Mostly Written By Ásgeir’s 72 Year Old Father. The Songs Themselves However Are All Ásgeir Light And Airy Inset With His Distinctive Melancholic Voice Their Vibrancy Elevates Their Appeal Way Beyond The Folktronica Tag. One Such Fan Of Dyrd I Daudathogn Was John Grant ‘Queen Of Denmark’ – Currently Resident Of Iceland Himself – Who Has Collaborated With Ásgeir To Create An English Language Version Of The Record Due Out In The UK And USA In September. read less